Chords of: Sultans Of Swing by: Dire Straits. (C, Bb, F, A) are the main chords of the song. The chords are displayed instantly in real-time with a YouTube player, four synced views, instrument diagrams, loop practice and a built-in vocal-remover mixer.
“Sultans Of Swing” by Dire Straits is in F Major and runs at about 148 BPM, giving it a fast, energetic pace. Our analysis found 24 different chords across 145 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are C, Bb, F, A.
C is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 30% of the 4:24 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with D → D7 → Dm → D7 → A6 → Am7 → A → F. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 8 main chords with 3 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitar tip: put a capo on fret 1 and use E major shapes — the song stays in F Major but every chord becomes an open chord.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| C | 1:19 | 30% |
| Bb | 0:43 | 16% |
| F | 0:21 | 8% |
| A | 0:20 | 8% |
| Dm | 0:19 | 7% |
| A7 | 0:15 | 6% |
| D7 | 0:14 | 5% |
| D | 0:13 | 5% |
D – C6 – D7 – Dm – C6 – Dm – D7 – C – Bbm – A6 – Am7 – Dm – G/D – C – Bbmaj7 – A – F – C – Bb – Dm7 – Bb – C – D – C7 – Bbmaj7 – A – Dm7 – G/D – C – Bbm7 – A7 – F – C – Bb – G7/B – D7 – Dm – Bb – C – Bb – C – D7 – Bb – F – C – D7 – Bb – C – …
